June 2019
- Cooper signs shellfish aquaculture bill
June 24 – Coastal Review Online - UNC Charlotte collaboration uses drones to examine coastal invasion
June 21 – Charlotte Business Journal - 2019 workshop
June 20 – Restore America’s Estuaries - Natural fixes touted at resilience summit
June 18 – Coastal Review Online - WCFHBA inducts Tim Milam, Burrows Smith into hall of fame
June 18 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - UNCW creates rain gardens to mitigate stormwater runoff
June 17 – UNCW News - Having fun while cleaning up the Town of Manteo
June 16 – The Coastland Times - Lawsuit filed against Trump’s blowout preventer rule
June 13 – Kallanish Energy - Watchdogs sue to prevent ‘rollback’ of post BP-spill offshore safety rules
June 12 – Pensacola News Journal - Loosening of offshore drilling safety rules prompts lawsuit
June 11 – Courthouse News Service - Echoes of wonder: Touch Tank Tuesdays offer more interactive activities at NCCF this summer through August
June 11 – Encore Online - Environmental groups challenge federal offshore drilling rule changes
June 11 – NOLA.com - North Carolina looking at action plans for derelict boats
June 11 – Trade Online Today - Study calls for state action on derelict boats
June 11 – Coastal Review Online - GenX: two years burning down the road, part 2
June 10 – WHQR - Retooled shellfish leasing bill advances
June 6 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Federation awards first scholarship
June 5 – Coastal Review Online - Five research teams seek answers on PFAS
June 5 – Coastal Review Online - Touch Tank Tuesdays to begin in June
June 4 – Lexington Dispatch - Federation Shows Off Restoration Project
June 3 – Coastal Review Online
May 2019
- NCCF wraps up wetlands restoration at preserve
May 31 – Carteret County News Times - New Study Researches How PFAS Contaminants Go Beyond Our Drinking Water
May 31 – WWAY3 - Living Shoreline Wants to Keep Coast Clear from Debris
May 31 – WWAY3 - Online Originals: N.C. Coastal Federation restores North River Wetlands Preserve
May 31 – WNCT - N.C. Coastal Federation Tuesday touch tank program starts in Wrightsville Beach next week
May 30 – Port City Daily - Free public forum at UNCW on GenX and other emerging contaminants
May 30 – Port City Daily - Senate budget puts tighter hold on DEQ
May 30 – Coastal Review Online - Public forum about PFAS and other emerging contaminants
May 28 – Lumina News - Local businesses bring together community through Jaws-themed festival
May 27 – The Daily Tar Heel - Blounts Creek case now awaits court of appeals decision
May 23 – Washington Daily News - Seismic testing plaintiffs respond to federal agencies
May 23 – Brunswick News - Utmost care is needed during red flag days on our beaches
May 22 – Carolinacoastonline - State takes aim at seismic blasting
May 22 – The SandPaper - Photos: Wrightsville Beach Drawbridge through the years
May 21 – StarNews Online - Towns eye dune systems for stormwater
May 20 – Coastal Review Online - ‘Hands’ events grow amid fear of offshore tests
May 18 – Carolinacoastonline - Volunteers needed for Sunset Beach shoreline planting project
May 18 – WECT - North Carolina Coastal Federation seeking volunteers to help with living shoreline
May 16 – WWAY - Drilling opponents set to join hands
May 15 – Coastal Review Online - House budget funds recovery, resilience
May 9 – Coastal Review Online - Tillis: ‘Lake Mattamuskeet needs our help’
May 8 – Coastal Review Online - Storm’s toll sharpens definition of ‘resilience’
May 7 – Coastal Review Online - Study: new normal demands new approach
May 6 – Coastal Review Online - Outer Banks mom: KidsFest, much more than a kid party
May 5 – The Outer Banks Voice - Bierly named for posthumous award
May 3 – Coastal Review Online - Engineer immersed in improving water
May 3 – Wilmington Business Journal - Senate mulls fisheries, shellfish overhauls
May 2 – Coastal Review Online
April 2019
- Trump administration reevaluating offshore drilling plans
April 27 – The Coastland Times - Cedar Point closes on town park property
April 26 – Coastal Review Online - Currituck continues support for Mid-Currituck bridge
April 25 – 13newsnow.com - Environmentalists challenge Outer Banks toll bridge; Currituck commissioners push back
April 25 – WUNC - Swansboro students work to improve water quality
April 24 – WITN - First annual trashion show: clean beaches and a great time
April 24 – The Outer Banks Voice - SC misconstrued Tump’s drilling order, gov’t tells court
April 23 – Law360 - New Jersey moves to block seismic blasting
April 23 – South Jersey Local News - Asheville City council to vote Tuesday on resolution opposing offshore drilling
April 22 – Center for Biological Diversity (press release) - Future events community calendar
April 17 – The Coastland Times - Coastal permit now available for marsh sill living shorelines
April 17 – The Coastland Times - NC Coastal Federation to host rain garden workday
April 15 – StarsNewsOnline - Girls dig into science at GEST event
April 13 – Carolinacoastonline - Coast to host range of Earth Day activities
April 8 – Coastal Review Online - State permitting for marsh sills simplified
April 5 – Coastal Review Online - Low-impact development workshops set
April 4 – Coastal Review Online - Marsh sills general permit now available
April 2 – Coastal Review Online - Nearly 600,000 pounds of debris removed from coastal waters
April 2 – Public Radio East - Cleanup yields 300 tons of marine debris
April 1 – Coastal Review Online
March 2019
- Events scheduled for the months ahead
March 31 – The Coastland Times - Port of Wilmington appeals denial of turning basin expansion
March 29 – Virginian-Pilot - Offshore drilling plan on Atlantic Coast expected soon
March 29 – Public News Service - Middle school girls gear up for GEST
March 29 – Coastal Review Online - Lockwood Folly off limits for shellfishing
March 27 – Coastal Review Online - Sloan family student leadership & service spring break trip focuses on environment
March 26 – Meredith College News - Local waterman tackle marine cleanup after Florence
March 25 – Jacksonville Daily News - CRO brings home 26 NC Press Awards
March 25 – Coastal Review Online - Remembering a tireless coastal advocate
March 22 – Coastal Review Online - Community briefs for March 21
March 21 – StarNews Online - DCM denies permit for port project
March 20 – Coastal Review Online - Photoshoot and presentation provide more local voices against offshore drilling
March 20 – Island Free Press - Analysis: support for terminal groins erodes
March 20 – Coastal Review Online - Chamber class joins marine debris cleanup
March 19 – Coastal Review Online - Dare Waterways Commission shifts focus
March 18 – Coastal Review Online - Cape Fear beer tracker: this week in craft beer March 18-24
March 17 – Port City Daily - Don’t block seismic tests during court fight, feds say
March 14 – Law360 - Legislators preview new shellfish bill
March 14 – Coastal Review Online - With three dredging projects at Hatteras Inlet, commission examines issues at Oregon Inlet, other sites
March 13 – Island Free Press - After Hurricane Florence, fishermen reel in a lot of debris
March 11 – WRAL - Topsail towns prioritize storm projects
March 11 – Coastal Review Online - Captian finds message in bottle that has ties to Brunswick beaches
March 10 – WWAY - 2019 North Carolina Oyster Summit set for March 12
March 8 – The Coastland Times - Messages in a bottle written by Goldsboro mother and daughter
March 8 – Goldsboro Daily News - Health, Environment Central In Cooper’s Plan
March 8 – Coastal Review Online - Groups Try New Strategy on Debris Problem
March 7- Coastal Review Online - NJ Joins Coastal States in Seeking Preliminary Injunction to Block Seismic Tests
March 6 – Cape May County Herald - AG Grewal, DEP commissioner McCabe announce latest filing to prevent offshore drilling
March 6 – InsiderNJ - North River preserve temporarily closed
March 4 – Coastal Review Online - State rallies are being planned against offshore drilling after injunction against seismic surveys is filed
March 3 – Island Free Press - Living shoreline permitting made easier
March 1 – Coastal Review Online - New signs warn of lake’s troubled waters
March 1 – Coastal Review Online
February 2019
- 2019 North Carolina “Oyster Summit” set for Mar. 12
February 27 – The Grey Area News - Grant is funding maritime cleanup
February 27 – Tideland News - BOEM May Host Meeting in Outer Banks
February 27 – Coastal Review Online - BOEM may be coming to the Outer Banks
February 26 – Island Free Press - Watermen continue marine debris cleanup
February 25 – Coastal Review Online - Conservation groups seek to stop seismic testing in Atlantic
February 22 – Kallanish Energy - Another piece of Outer Banks history being claimed by rising seas. Can it be saved?
February 21 – Charlotte Observer - Fight against seismic testing ramps up with another legal action
February 21 – The Outer Banks Voice - Letters, Feb. 21: Could N.C.’s control of liquor go up in smoke?
February 21 – StarNewsOnline - Groups move to block start of seismic tests
February 21 – Coastal Review Online - Conservation groups seek to block Atlantic seismic activity
February 20 – The Maritime Executive - Court order south to block Atlantic seismic blasting
February 20 – Center of Biological Diversity(press release) - Groups ask court to block Trump-issued permits to harm thousands of Atlantic marine creatures
February 20 – Florida Phoenix (blog) - Living shoreline aimed at protecting road Wright brothers used
February 20 – The Outer Banks Voice - Waterman catch lost crab pots
February 18 – WRAL.com - Oyster Summit to spotlight mariculture
February 18 – Coastal Review Online - Marine debris cleanup underway
February 15 – Coastal Review Online - EJ Board gives voice to poor neighborhoods
February 15 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Ambassador training set to begin
February 13 – Coastal Review Online - Latest round of dredging results in clear route for Hatteras Village and Hatteras Inlet
February 12 – Island Free Press - USACE: preserving and protecting living shorelines
February 8 – Dredging Today - We must do more to protect coastal waters
February 6 – Coastal Review Online - Local and state officials hear updates on passenger ferry during Hatteras Village tour
February 4 – Island Free Press - Sold-out annual oyster roast draws a big crowd
February 4 – Island Free Press - Speaking for the water, the trees
February 1 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Nonprofit outlines plan for Topsail projects
February 1 – Coastal Review Online
January 2019
- Proposed FOIA Rule Provokes Response
January 30 – Coastal Review Online - Community Calendar, Jan. 30 through Feb. 2
January 30 – The Coastland Times - Owners can claim recovered crab pots
January 28 – Coastal Review Online - Kitty Hawk living shoreline to protect road
January 24 – Coastal Review Online - Hatteras Island Soundside Cleanup nets five tons of debris
January 23 – Island Free Press - North Carolina Coastal Federation helps clean up crab pots
January 22 – WNCT - Hatteras Island Oyster Roast set for Feb. 2
January 22 – Coastal Review Online - Hatteras Island Oyster Roast
January 20 – Greensboro News & Record - Judge bars government from working on seismic permits during shutdown
January 19 – Augusta Free Press - Judge hits pause button on Atlantic seismic testing permits
January 18 – Law360 - Judge halts seismic testing permits
January 18 – Connect Savannah.com - Sunset Beach hopes to help environment with living shoreline project
January 17 – WECT - Living shoreline prevents erosion, promotes education
January 17 – WWAY NewsChannel 3 - Volunteers collect marine debris statewide
January 16 – The Coastland Times - 2.5 Tons of marine debris collected during coastal cleanup
January 15 – Public Radio East - This year’s crab pot cleanup will deploy 78 waterman
January 15 – The Outer Banks Voice - The living shoreline project: working to protect & improve our coast
January 15 – WECT - Coastwide crab pot cleanup set to begin
January 14 – Coastal Review Online - Statewide crab-pot recovery kicks off this week
January 14 – Port City Daily - Sand mine rezoning OK’d, SUP vote delayed
January 14 – Coastal Review Online - Yearly event works to keep coastal areas clean of trash
January 9 – WCTI12.com - Amid shutdown, U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham promises to file bill banning offshore drilling
January 8 – Charleston Post Courier - Volunteers needed for 2019 Coastal Cleanup kickoff
January 8 – WCTI12.com - S.C. joins stayed lawsuit against seismic ai gun testing
January 8 – Brunswick News - N.C. Coastal Federation seeking volunteers for annual cleanup efforts
January 7 – WNCT - SC attorney general to take part in anti-offshore testing lawsuit
January 7 – Charleston Post Courier - Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project begins mid-January
January 4 – Public Radio East - Volunteers needed for coastwide cleanups
January 2 – Coastal Review Online - Outdoor notes for Jan. 2
January 2 – New Bern Sun Journal - Ward shore loses ground: panelist is upset by delay
January 2 – Carolinacoastonline - New lameduck law, overriding Cooper’s veto, appears to push back stormwater regulations
January 1 – Port City Daily
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